NO STYLE DOUBTS
Dress in while wide- legged pants and a while jacket of her own design, singer Gwen Stefani dazzled guests at the launch of a line of handbags she designed for LeSportsac. Named L.A.M.B., the No Doubt...
View ArticlePOODLE SKIRT REVIVAL
Following the return of short 1960s style miniskirts, full, flared 1950s style skirts with crinoline petticoats are back. To update this look, choose a nylon mesh petticoat in a bright shade instead...
View ArticleIS THE SHOW OVER?
The popularity of belly- baring micro t- shirts like those favoured by pop star Britney Spears seems to be shrinking, at least in the United States. Turned out by a California- based company called...
View ArticlePUNK LIVES
Punk lives on this fall with lots of zippers, silver studs and asymmetrical miniskirts. To get this look right, base your outfit around three basic colour schemes: black, white and stripes. Team a...
View ArticleFASHIONABLE FELONS
Fashions made by convicted criminal are causing a stir in Germany, thanks to a new label called Haeftling- Germany for “captive”. The public can’t get enough of the handbags, clothes and sneakers being...
View ArticleNEW SHAPE
The United States government will refashion its Food Guide Pyramid to encourage Americans- two- thirds of whom are overweight or obese- to eat less and exercise more. Developed in 1992, the Food Guide...
View ArticleHeart Health
A recent study in the American Archives of internal Medicine reports that people with diets high in water- soluble fibre have less chance of developing heart disease. The study tracked nearly 10.000...
View ArticleTEA CREAM
Researcher at the University of Minnesota’s Hormel Institute in the United States have shown that polyphenols- compounds found in green and black tea- can block the cancer-causing effects of...
View ArticleFOOD STRESS
A study released in the United States Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences claims that tasty high fat “comfort foods” have a calming effect on the brains of chronically stressed rats. The...
View ArticleMOBILE GERMS
Investigators in Israel report that mobile phones can spread dangerous infections in hospitals. In a 2002 study at Soroka University Medical Centre in Beer- Sheva, 124 hospital workers were randomly...
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